The Third Shepherd — Watchful

Be Watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die! Everyone knows that in the very nature of the case every shepherd is a watchman, although not every watchman is a shep­herd. If a shepherd is without understand­ing. then, as a watchman, he will be blind, with the result that “the righteous perisheth” (Isa. 56:10, 11; 57:1 ). The Lord, therefore, is careful to set in His church special and official watchmen to warn His people, to cry aloud and spare not, to preach,...